Nyepi
English
Proper noun
Nyepi (plural Nyepis)
- A Hindu Balinese day of silence, fasting, and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year.
Anagrams
- Piney, piney
Indonesian
Etymology
Reconstructed as meng- + sepi, from Balinese ᬜᭂᬧᬶ (nyepi, “to be quiet”). Doublet of mênyêpi. Cognate of Javanese ꦚꦼꦥꦶ (nyepi, “to be desolate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲəˈpi/
- Rhymes: -pi, -i
- Hyphenation: Nyê‧pi
Proper noun
Nyêpi
- (Hinduism) Nyepi: A Hindu Balinese day of silence, fasting and meditation that falls on Bali's Lunar New Year.
Further reading
- “Nyepi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.